Graphophone as a versatile leisure instrument touted
The article promotes the graphophone as an affordable entertainer capable of producing any music at will from bagpipe to grand piano. It emphasizes its low cost compared to other instruments and its promise of customizable listening pleasure for owners.
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Chicago
Milwaukee, St. Paul
Milwaukee
South
North Dakota
W. E. Powell
Old Colony Bldg
H. F. Hunter
South Dakota
Dearborn St
Geo.h. Heatford
Illinois
Railroad and locomotive rise against widespread doubt
The North American Review recalls how steam transport faced ridicule from all classes and economists who feared ruin for horses and inns, yet Ste phenson led a few men to persist and build the railroad as a national institution.
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Stephenson
North American Review
Germany and socialism a path to liberty and strength
Professor Thomas Davidson argues in Forum that Germany’s future hinges on socialist strategy. He outlines three options for the socialist movement: oppose the government, absorb the empire into a feudal state, or cooperate to make the empire a pillar of strength. Davidson contends that the best outcome is cooperation leading to broader liberty and cultural elevation.
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Germany
Thomas Davidson
Forum
Morning Wakeup Trick Catches Commuters at Door
A hotel clerk describes a tactic to rouse late commuters by sending a boy to deliver a telegram note and loudly announcing a fake seven forty clock time. The ruse provokes anger at first but drivers people downstairs, leading to quick departures and avoiding missed trains.
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New York Tribune
Thaddeus Stevens and Horace Maynard Debate Remark
In a congressional clash, Horace Maynard of Tennessee stood tall with scholar status and Latin quotes. Thaddeus Stevens answered fiercely and, after a pause, fired a closing jab about Maynard's Choctaw English, as reported by the San Francisco Argonaut.
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Thaddeus Stevens
Horace Maynard
Tennessee
Maynard
Thad
San Francisco
Thiers Essay Boosts French Art and Journalism
The text recounts Thiers writing a controversial salon review for the Constitutionnel after initially doubting his ability. He praised Delacroix and the French school, urged emancipation from David’s fetters, and helped launch his rise as a journalist, following a prior failed effort and a clever anonymous pastiche.
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The
Constitutionnel
Thiers
Aix
David
Delacroix
Tiny spiders weave hair’s twin in tiny threads
The Chicago Record notes a scientist comparing spider silk to human hair. A full grown spider’s thread is far thicker than a beard hair, and even 10,000 such threads fail to match one hair’s diameter. Four hundred baby spiders spinning equally fine threads would still be far thinner than a single hair, so 4,060,000 of their threads cannot equal the hair’s size.
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Chicago
Courage and Duty in a Troop Feat
Rudyard Kipling recounts a trooper saving a mounted officer by refusing to weight the horse. The officer threatened punishment, yet the trooper kept silent, avoiding a report as imperial regulations threaten mutiny and dismissal for violence.
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V. C
Zaulus
Horee
Lable
Rudyard Kipling
Soldier Dr L J Clark Bravely Foiled War Wounds and Aged Grace
A historically toned narrative honors Dr L J Clark, veteran of the Civil War’s mortar fleet and the Army of the Potomac. The article traces his heroism from enlisting in 1863 to sustaining wounds at Vicksburg and near Richmond, his recovery, and later acclaim as a health advocate for Pink Pills for Pale People.
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Lincoln
Clark
Admiral Porter
Mississippi River
Vicksburg
Juliette
Warren
Joel I. Asper
7Th
Ohio Volunteers
Army of the Potomac
Grant
Virginia
Robert E. Lee
Richmond
Holyites Build Large Tabernacle at Hudson Lake
The Holyites near New Carlisle are erecting a wooden tabernacle at Hudson Lake with a finished capacity of 2,000. Upon completion a three to four week camp meeting will begin, drawing crowds from across the region.
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The
Holyites
New Carlisle
Hudson Lake
Cure Constipation Forever With Cascarets Candy Cathartic
An old advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a permanent cure for constipation. The copy notes price 10c or 25c and offers a druggist refund if it fails to cure.
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IC. C.C
Bucklin Arnical Salve Ad Claims Universal Headahe Cure
An old advertisement touts Bucklin Arnical Salve as best for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions and claims piles cure with money back guarantee. Price 2 cents per box sold by E T Scott Rev E A Schell and others. Also promotes Universal Headache Remedy with six cures 10 cents and lists E T Scott as seller.
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Bucklin
E. T. Scott
E. A. Schell
D. D
Sec
Epworth League
The Ocean's Salt History Through Earths Youth
The piece explains the ocean's salt origins from its early steam state to solid salts as land and life emerged. As rivers brought more salts, ocean brine increased while chemical action added more, leading to an estimated 7,000,000 cubic miles of salt keeping sea level unchanged if removed instantly.
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New York World
The Whale and the Nineveh Quest in a Fractured Tale
The fragmentary text shows Jonah arguing with a whale as they head toward Nineveh. Sentences mention suspects and figures like Harold and Clarence in a murky scene. Miss Ciara’s father visits at night, hinting at hidden meanings amid scattered dialogue from Cleveland Leader.
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Harold
Huntleya
Clarence
Ciara
Cleveland
Fragmented historic chatter mixes jokes and jargon
A garbled passage references a toolmaker tale from the west, hotel life, a drunken street incident, a room bill, and a quip about ministerial discounts. It shifts to a Cleveland Leader quip and notes about Paraguay agriculture since 1557 with women doing field work.
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Paraguay
Avomen
Train schedule item list in railroad rankings
No. 1 Chicago Express No. 3 Reading Express No. 5 Pacific Express No. 11 Mail and Express No. 39 Way Freight.
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Chicago
Buffalo
Exonaston
Chrergo
Accu
New York
Flagston
Axcept
Sanday
SouTes
Bovun
Indianapolis
Chicago Express
Reading Express
Pacific Express
Mail and Express
Way Freight
Lehigh Express
Engene
Atlantic Express
Port Huron
Erritt
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